Body Groove

"Body Groove" is the debut single of UK garage group Architechs, featuring vocals from Nana. Released on 25 September 2000, the song was a success, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a moderate hit in Belgium, Iceland, and the Netherlands.

"Body Groove"
Single by Architechs featuring Nana
Released	25 September 2000 (2000-09-25)[1]
Genre	UK garage[2]
Length	5:13
Label	Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)	Ashley Akabah Paul Akabah
Producer(s)	Architechs
Architechs singles chronology
"Body Groove" (2000) "Show Me the Money" (2001)

Track listings

UK CD and 12-inch single; European CD single^[3][4][5]

1. "Body Groove" (original mix MC version) – 5:13
2. "Body Groove" (Drive Time mix) – 5:35
3. "Body Groove" (Zed Bias dub mix) – 5:52

UK cassette single^[6]

1. "Body Groove" (original mix MC version) – 5:13
2. "Body Groove" (Zed Bias dub mix) – 5:52

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 15 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 16 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] 21 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 44 Scotland (OCC)[13] 27 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 3 UK Dance (OCC)[15] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position UK Singles (OCC)[16] 56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Covers and samples

In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Nay Nay and Ms Banks on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical. In 2020, Dizzee Rascal sampled the intro of "Body Groove" throughout his song "Body Loose".